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Crestor
Crestor Warnings Too Weak, Group Says
Mar 10, 2005 | USA TODAY
Warnings added to anti-cholesterol drug Crestor last week sharply understate the drug's risk, the consumer group Public Citizen said Thursday in a...
Health Canada Advises Patients Ab Risks of CRESTOout TheR (rosuvastatin)
Mar 3, 2005 | Health Canada
Health Canada is advising Canadians about important safety information for CRESTOR (rosuvastatin). A recent US study has found that Asian patients...
Warning Issued On Use of Crestor by Asians
Mar 2, 2005 | AP
The cholesterol drug Crestor is being relabeled to add a caution that starter doses should be reduced in Asian-Americans and some other patients.The...
FDA Public Health Advisory on Crestor (rosuvastatin)
Mar 2, 2005 | www.fda.gov
Astra-Zeneca Pharmaceuticals today released a revised package insert for Crestor (rosuvastatin) (link to FDA approved labeling). The changes to the...
No Black Box for Crestor
Mar 2, 2005 | www.thestreet.com
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday told physicians to be more judicious in prescribing AstraZeneca's cholesterol-fighting drug Crestor.The...
Rosuvastatin Calcium (marketed as Crestor) Information
Mar 1, 2005 | www.fda.gov
Rhabdomyolysis (serious muscle damage) has been reported in patients taking Crestor as well as other statin drugs. To date, it does not appear that...
Crestor Should Only Be Used As Last Resort, Says FDA Chief
Feb 12, 2005 | www.news.independent.co.uk
Crestor, AstraZeneca's most important new drug, should only be used after every other alternative has failed, David Graham, the outspoken government...
New Guidance For Asians on Crestor
Jan 13, 2005 | The News Journal
AstraZeneca PLC has sent a letter to British doctors advising that patients of Asian origin should be limited to 20 milligrams of its...
Crestor Gives AstraZeneca A Big Headache
Jan 12, 2005 | Financial Times
When AstraZeneca, the Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals group, received regulatory approval for its anti-cholesterol drug Crestor it seemed set for the...
Mixed Signals On Medical Warnings
Jan 2, 2005 | USA TODAY
What's a consumer to do?The back and forth on Crestor is dizzying. The newest and most-powerful cholesterol drug on the market is safe, insists its...
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